[Info-vax] DS20E question

[dsnyder]

On Aug 19, 3:05 am, Hans Vlems <hvl... at freenet.de> wrote:
> On Aug 18, 10:48 pm, brian <brian.cor... at hp.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hans Vlems wrote:
> > > The DS20E has an empty bay the size of a 5.25 inch cdrom drive.
> > > The manual explains that you can fit an optional SCSI device in there.
> > > The size and purpose is thus the same as the optional bay found in,
> > > say, an Alpha Server 1200.
> > > The AS1200 bay however is thoughtfully fitted with a SCSI power cable
> > > and a 50 pin female SCSI connector.
> > > All I can find in the DS20E is the power cable. Should there have been
> > > a SCSI cable too, or is the missing cable a chellenge left to the
> > > problem solving capabilities of its owner?
> > > Hans
>

Hans,
I replaced the KZPCA adapter in my DS20E with a KZPEA, dual channel
U160
controller. One channel to the on board drive array and the other
channel to
a TLZ10 in the 5 1/4" bay below the CD ROM. It seems that the
capability for
expansion exists, just add the proper SCSI controllers and cables.

Dan